I planned, after prayer, to attend the SoCal Writers’ Conference last week. Actually, months of planning went into it. Stress, tears, and work. The first morning, the amazing Kathy Ide stood up to make announcements and said something profound.

If you feel forsaken, be encouraged, you’re in good company. Our beloved Savior cried on the cross, “My God, why have You forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46) Christ Himself asked why, too. To imagine why is so hard!

My earliest memory of being falsely accused of something I didn’t do is also one of my funniest memories from childhood. I’ve always had an entrepreneurial spirit. When I was in elementary school, I made colorful plastic flowers and insects with a gadget called a “Thingmaker.”